| Year: | 1983 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 4–5–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | John Anderson |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Captain: | John Daniel |
| Captain2: | J. Potter |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
The 1983 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third place in the Ivy League.
In their eleventh and final season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored 237 to 204. John Daniel and J. Potter were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 4–2–1 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 138.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.